When I saw Newman I automatically said week the group watching all said that’s a week.

Correct

We have had a fixation on having a full forward….and looking at last nights game Petracca 5 goals……meanwhile we have the messiah who can’t mark or kick straight, walks around with his head looking at the ground not interested…..we could have one of our other forwards having a bash and recruit bigge...

King and Windhager a week each for incidental high contact.

Nic Newman chooses to bump high contact clear to play with a fine

Laurie wrote: ↑Fri 10 May 2024 11:29am I totally agree with you saintkid about Billings what did our recruiters see in Billings only holding his spot at Melb until Spargo and Melksham return.
No where near good enough to tie Petracca or Bontempelli boot laces who we missed out on.
BOOM BOOM

Billings was rated top 3 by all.

Again this wasn't an issue in Round 2 when he was one of our best. One of the hardest parts about being a key forward is getting your timing. Missing games impacts that.

Byrnes I agree is not good enough.

Bonner on the other hand is a key part going forward. His kick to Hayes to give him his first goal was elite.

Here’s some champion Key forwards to check out at the same age Jeremy Cameron - AA Matthew Lloyd - AA Chris Grant - Star Nick Reiwoldt - AFL MVP Jack Reiwoldt - Coleman Medal Wayne Carey - Captain Tony Lockett - Brownlow/Coleman Jonathon Brown - Triple Premiership player David Nietz - Gun Swingman ...

samoht wrote: ↑Mon 06 May 2024 10:35am You mean the best available tall talent (that was the focus of our tunnel-visioned recruiters).

Billings McCartin and King were always going in the top 1-4

samoht wrote: ↑Mon 06 May 2024 10:35am You mean the best available tall talent (that was the focus of our tunnel-visioned recruiters).

Billings McCartin and King were always going in the top 1-4

Billings is not a midfielder. Was never considered one. We have tended to draft the best tall forward in the draft, or worse stll, even a half forward flanker (Billings was not even a key position forward) and have been happy to overlook obvious midfield talent to get one .... Petracca, Rozee, Butt...

samoht wrote: ↑Mon 06 May 2024 10:01am The thing is a skinny, lanky forward or ruckman, etc... takes years to develop, and might eventually get there ... but it is never a given. Whereas a Rozee, Butterrs , Darcy Wilson etc.. are ready to hit the ground running from the word go.

Or say a Billings you mean.

Port Adelaide nailed the 2018 draft. They took Connor Rozee at pick 5 and Zac Butters with pick 12 Both have been All Australian and Rozee Is Port Adelaide's captain. St Kilda took Max King at pick 4 and Gold Coast Ben King at pick 6. St Kilda did not learn from the 2014 draft chasing after the all...

Give the bloke a spell.

Was one of our best against Collingwood then was ridiculously suspended. Came back was good then injured.

He like most forwards needs to find timing and form.

Always excuses. This year it was this, that year it was that. Just for once, no excuses would be nice. Why can’t we draft well. Why can’t we develop. Doesn’t matter who is in charge, nothing changes. From what you hear about Basset, he seems to be trying, but we are going backwards….again. We beat ...

Mate, I go to the footy to get away from life’s issues Not to have them rammed down my throat Want to deal with domestic violence- start with harsher penalties for woman bashing! Be as woke as you want, on your high horse. Me, I just want to watch the footy The AFL benefiting from ANZAC day (for an...

The_Dud wrote: ↑Thu 02 May 2024 10:23am A lot of it seemed pretty balanced to me.

My are so many on here obsessed with playing the victim?

Your opinion holds little to any weight. You love an opportunity to sink the slipper in.

Get the justice system sorted and then pass judgement.

The courts themselves let these people have free reign almost. Get them sorted out support the police an the social workers and the like and then we can pass judgemnt on the decision of a footy club.

Always excuses. This year it was this, that year it was that. Just for once, no excuses would be nice. Why can’t we draft well. Why can’t we develop. Doesn’t matter who is in charge, nothing changes. From what you hear about Basset, he seems to be trying, but we are going backwards….again. We beat ...

LOL at the persecution complex 😂😂😂 We have no voice because we are perennial cellar dwellers and other than make up the numbers for broadcasting rights are only of importance to our fans. We are irrelevant, not because of the AFL, we are irrelevant because we are mediocre and other than a few spike...

StKilda again just being used as AFL play things. Garbage draw garbage umpiring garbage tribunal. AFL just uses StKilda as the The Globetrotters use the Washington Generals.

Anyone defending the Higgins call is simply taking the piss.

SaintPav wrote: ↑Mon 29 Apr 2024 5:19pm The free against him where he barely touched Dixon was a Barry Crocker.

As bad as you will see.

Simply game winning call by the umpire. Cheating a mistake either way game winning.

I get the OP statement but winning teams nearly always get strongly favoured by the umpires and we didn't lose simply because of bad umpiring call, although I was shocked over and over again by their pathetic decisions, we lost because we were no-where near good enough with the players we had avail...

SteeleSaints wrote: ↑Sun 28 Apr 2024 3:38pm With our lack of list depth we above most other clubs cant afford the injuries we have been carrying, its basically killed our season.

You realise that no club has adequate cover for 8 players being out.

Yeah no drama AFL how about you go get f***ed.